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Bedside Manners

by Dr Oscar Duke

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Andrea McLean on the Menopause

October 20, 2026 · 48 min

This week on Bedside Manners, Dr Oscar Duke is joined by broadcaster and bestselling author Andrea McLean for an honest conversation about her menopause journey. After years of living with endometriosis, Andrea underwent a hysterectomy and…
Dr Punam Krishan on Breast Cancer

October 13, 2026 · 54 min

From the Strictly ballroom to a breast cancer diagnosis, Dr Punam Krishan’s life changed dramatically in the space of a year. In this deeply personal episode of Bedside Manners, the GP, broadcaster and author joins her friend and colleague…
Hilary & Michael Whitehall on Ageing

October 6, 2026 · 54 min

Dr Oscar Duke is joined by Hilary and Michael Whitehall for a candid, funny and surprisingly revealing conversation about getting older. From the realities of changing bodies and shifting priorities to staying curious, connected and…
Keegan Hirst on Heart Failure

September 29, 2026 · 53 min

In this episode of Bedside Manners, Dr Oscar Duke is joined by rugby star Keegan Hirst to talk openly about heart failure — from recognising the warning signs and understanding the diagnosis to managing life after treatment. Keegan shares…
Gabby Allen on Scoliosis

September 22, 2026 · 44 min

Dr Oscar Duke is back for a second season of Bedside Manners. This week, Gabby Allen, the Love Island star, fitness professional and SAS: Who Dares Wins contestant, joins Dr Oscar to discuss being diagnosed with severe scoliosis at 11 and…

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Leanne Quigley on IVF, premature birth and parenting twins.

July 24, 2025 · 51 min

Dr. Oscar Duke welcomes Leanne Quigley—former British Army officer, logistics expert, and triumphant winner of The Traitors season three—to share her extraordinary journey through IVF, premature birth, and neonatal intensive care. Leanne…
Jenny Powell on Perimenopause, Adenomyosis, and Life After Surgery

July 14, 2025 · 47 min

TV and radio presenter Jenny Powell joins Dr Oscar Duke for an open, honest conversation about perimenopause, chronic pain, and major surgery – and what it takes to keep going when your body starts changing faster than you can keep…
Mark Mardell and Sir Nicholas Mostyn on Parkinson's, Movers and Shakers

July 7, 2025 · 57 min

When BBC broadcaster Mark Mardell and High Court judge Sir Nicholas Mostyn were diagnosed with Parkinson’s, they didn’t just face a life-altering medical condition — they helped start a movement. In this episode of Bedside Manners, they…
Julia Bradbury on Breast Cancer and the Power of Nature

June 30, 2025 · 46 min

TV presenter and nature lover Julia Bradbury joins Dr Oscar Duke to share her breast cancer story. She opens up about discovering a lump while filming in Costa Rica, the delays and doubts of early diagnosis, and the moment she heard the…
Ade Adepitan on Sport, Stigma and Sacrifice

June 23, 2025 · 54 min

Paralympian and broadcaster Ade Adepitan joins Oscar for this week's episode. From his early life in Nigeria and contracting polio just one dose before full vaccination, to becoming a sporting hero and TV personality, Ade shares a powerful…
Rosie Smith & Lorraine Kelly on Two Generations of Motherhood

June 16, 2025 · 46 min

As Rosie Kelly Smith prepares to welcome her first child, she and her mum, TV legend Lorraine Kelly, sit down with Dr Oscar Duke for a candid conversation about motherhood. Recorded last year, the conversation captures a personal and…
Chloe Meadows on Breaking Stigma Around Ulcerative Colitis

June 9, 2025 · 48 min

In this episode of Bedside Manners, Dr. Oscar Duke sits down with Chloe Meadows—who rose to fame on The Only Way is Essex—as she breaks her silence on living with ulcerative colitis, a chronic bowel disease she once kept hidden. Chloe…

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About the show

This is a podcast about what happens when life and medicine collide – and how people overcome, adapt and thrive in the face of life’s health challenges. Each week, Dr Oscar Duke (GP on BBC Morning Live and author of How to Be a Dad) is joined by a guest who opens up about the challenges they’ve faced with their health – from chronic conditions and everyday health hurdles to life-altering surgeries – and how those experiences shaped their life’s achievements and path to success. Guests will also be discussing some of the incredible and surprising bedside manners they’ve encountered along the way, as well as bringing along burning questions about their conditions, answered by top specialists and leading medical experts to explain the science, bust myths and offer guidance. Follow Oscar on Instagram @droscarduke Sponsored by HCA Healthcare UK. A Pixiu production.